Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Science

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in USA

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in USA. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 17 Nov 2025

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11/17/2025

Average data

Episodes: 472

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 31:26:58

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. BBC World Service (2 shows)

4. NPR (1 shows)

5. Big Bang Productions Inc. (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Spreaker (9 shows)

5. Omny Studio (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
2	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
6	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
7	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
8	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
9	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
10	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	79	PRX	79
11	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	473	Megaphone	63
12	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
13	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
14	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
15	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
16	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
17	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
19	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	364	Simplecast	52
20	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
21	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	62	Simplecast	73
22	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
23	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
24	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
25	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
26	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
27	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
28	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	140	Omny Studio	42
29	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
30	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
31	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
32	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
33	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	61	Megaphone	73
34	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
35	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
36	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
37	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
38	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	411	Megaphone	48
39	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
40	Operation Night Cat	New Hampshire Public Radio	Science	4	Megaphone	73
41	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
42	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
43	Unbiased Science	@unbiasedscipod	Science	235	Simplecast	83
44	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
45	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
46	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
47	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
48	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
49	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
50	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
51	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	635	Megaphone	58
52	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
53	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
54	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
55	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
56	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1146	BBC	28
57	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
58	Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters	W.J. Sheehan	Nature	300	Blubrry	42
59	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	458	Spreaker	59
60	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
61	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
62	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
63	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	810	Spreaker	54
64	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	237	Megaphone	63
65	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
66	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	422	Libsyn	38
67	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1975	Megaphone	32
68	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
69	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	493	Audioboom	53
70	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
71	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
72	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
73	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	38
74	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	234	Spreaker	49
75	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
76	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
77	Pri-Med Podcasts	Pri-Med	Science	562	Podbean	32
78	Completely Arbortrary	Completely Arbortrary	Science	303	ART19	63
79	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
80	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	158	Buzzsprout	53
81	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	415	Libsyn	37
82	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
83	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
84	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	238	Unknown	73
85	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
86	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
87	پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokri	nimac	Science	353	Castbox	42
88	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
89	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	438	Spreaker	54
90	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
91	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
92	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
93	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	286	Spreaker	59
94	Sasquatch Tracks	Micah Hanks, Dakota Waddell and Jeff Smith	Science	68	Libsyn	48
95	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
96	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
97	The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss	Lawrence M. Krauss	Science	158	Substack	48
98	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
99	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
100	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

The podcast landscape in USA is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

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